NBA world reacts to Boston Celtics winning the 2024 NBA championships

After 16 years, the Boston Celtics are finally back on the mountaintop and have claimed banner number 18. Led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the C's defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games, perfectly depicting their dominant postseason run. Here's how the NBA community reacted to the new world champions of basketball:

Of course, Kendrick Perkins calls it the greatest championship run in NBA history — And he may have an argument to make, too:

Shoutout to the Celtics legend who marked their legacy before this title:

Let's check how the biggest Celtics fan in NBA media is celebrating:

Now, how are the Celtics rivals doing?

How about those who doubted them all along?

Nobody deserves their flowers more than Finals MVP Jaylen Brown:

Of course, it's not NBA Twitter without the memes and jokes:

Celebrations pouring on in Boston right now:

Congratulations to the Celtics and their fans for this milestone! Shoutout to Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Kevin Garnet, Paul Pierce, and the other Celtics legends who came before. Suffice it to say that this era for the green and white is only just getting started, and the Beantown team fans can look forward to the new season as their team looks poised for not just one championship run.

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